page_title: Pimpri-Chinchwad
hierarchical_section_title: Pimpri-Chinchwad
caption_attribution_description: English: Ravet Bridge (Top), Grade Separator on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway near Pimpri (Center-Left), PCMC building (Center-right), Tata Motors Plant in Bhosari (Bottom)
context_page_description: Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune is the extended city limits of Pune, and part of the Pune Metropolitan Region. However, it was separated from PMC with its own taluka and municipal corporation. The modern area developed from what were rural suburbs of Pune as a result of rapid industrialization that began within a decade after Indian independence in 1947. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation was once popularly famous for being Asia's richest municipal corporation. It is situated at an altitude of 530 m above sea level, about 15 km northwest of the historic center of Pune. Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, as well as the cantonment areas of Pune Camp, Khadki and Dehu Road together form the urban core of the Pune Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, It has a population of 1.72 million residing in an area of 181 km². It is home to a vast variety of industrial establishments and is well known for its automotive and manufacturing industry which call up Pune as the automobile manufacturing hub of India.
context_section_description: Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune (IAST: Piṃprī Ciñcvaḍ) is the extended city limits of Pune, and part of the Pune Metropolitan Region. However, it was separated from PMC with its own taluka and municipal corporation. The modern area developed from what were rural suburbs of Pune as a result of rapid industrialization that began within a decade after Indian independence in 1947. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation was once popularly famous for being Asia's richest municipal corporation. It is situated at an altitude of 530 m (1,740 ft) above sea level, about 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of the historic center of Pune. Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, as well as the cantonment areas of Pune Camp, Khadki and Dehu Road together form the urban core of the Pune Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, It has a population of 1.72 million residing in an area of 181 km² (70 sq mi). It is home to a vast variety of industrial establishments and is well known for its automotive and manufacturing industry which call up Pune as the automobile manufacturing hub of India.
caption: Ravet Hanging Bridge; PCMC Bhavan; Tata Motors Car Plant; Old Bombay Poona Road
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